[Ballina, Co. Mayo]
View of a bend in the River Moy at Ballina, Co. Mayo, from a grassy river bank. A two-storey house in the foreground. Two multi-arched bridges, one close to the viewing point, the other further away, near a cluster of houses set among trees. In the background, Nephin Beg Mountain.
The illustration is a greyscale ink wash drawing with a light blue wash frame.
Inscribed in Image
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Image Details
| Genre | Landscape |
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| Technique | Wash drawings |
| Subject(s) | Cities and towns, Nature |
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| Keywords(s) | Bridges, Houses, Mountains, Rivers, Trees |
| Colour | Monochrome |
| Dimensions | 17.6 cm x 21.9 cm |
| Published / created | 1780 |
Bibliographical Details
| Travel Account | A Tour in Ireland [Young; copy with unique drawings] |
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| Location of image in copy | opp. p. 206 |
| Source copy | National Library of Ireland LO 10203 |
| Permalink | https://ttce.universityofgalway.ie/irelandillustrated/?id=ii_image_1369908117&object_type=image&ttce_function=5 |
| Rights | Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland |
Related text from travel account
| August the 27th, to Ballyna, where I experienced the most polite reception from the Right Honourable Mr. King; the views of the distant mountains is very fine; the country is almost encompassed by them. Those of Donnegal to the right, a great ridge, which separates Tyreragh to the left, Nephin- noble in the front, and Knockaree behind. Many kilns for drying corn in the road. Passed three miles of pasturage under cattle, before I came to the river leading to Ballyna. The views there are very beautiful, it spreads in different reaches. That of Ballyna is uncommonly pleasing; the river a noble bend to a few rising grounds on which a part of the town is seen; beyond it the bridge, and the whole crowned by the Nephin mountain, which rises with a magnificent regularity from its base, and is one of the finest mountains I have seen. [p. 206] |